The Kobe railway line a woodcut fan, printed with a view of the line, the verso with a hand-coloured bird's eye view of Kobe, with bamboo sticks - 10in. (26cm.), circa 1874

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The Kobe railway line a woodcut fan, printed with a view of the line, the verso with a hand-coloured bird's eye view of Kobe, with bamboo sticks - 10in. (26cm.), circa 1874
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The first Steam Railway in Japan was built at Kobe by Mr. Smith, an English Engineer. The Emperor Meiji rode in it on its first journey in 1874

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